WNT and β-catenin signalling: diseases and therapies
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Moon, R. T., Kohn, A. D., Ferrari, G. V. D., & Kaykas, A. (2004). WNT and β-catenin signalling: diseases and therapies. Nature Reviews Genetics, 5(9), 691–701.

Authors 4
  1. Randall T. Moon (first)
  2. Aimee D. Kohn (additional)
  3. Giancarlo V. De Ferrari (additional)
  4. Ajamete Kaykas (additional)
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@article{Moon_2004, title={WNT and β-catenin signalling: diseases and therapies}, volume={5}, ISSN={1471-0064}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg1427}, DOI={10.1038/nrg1427}, number={9}, journal={Nature Reviews Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Moon, Randall T. and Kohn, Aimee D. and Ferrari, Giancarlo V. De and Kaykas, Ajamete}, year={2004}, month=sep, pages={691–701} }